Kingston vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$2672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$5996
🏠 One person rent	$654	$1605
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$2767
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$772
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$2234
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	40	10
😀 Quality of life	57	67
🏙️ Population	580K	274K

The cost of living in Kingston is 49% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 4339th and 607th ($1364 vs $2672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jamaica and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Jamaica vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.8 months in Nassau. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 6173rd and 4772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Nassau

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	Kingston	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.4	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$80.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$2890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$2281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$82.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$33.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$4.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$6.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$25.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$4.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$26.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$4.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$5.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$4.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$67.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$714
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$14961

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2613
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2794
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3178
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2726
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3076
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2471
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3101
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2788
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2622
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2716
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2795
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3362
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2741
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2905
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2848
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2836
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3154
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3343
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2661